# Accident 19880416034979A: Piper PA32RT300T, Port Angeles, WA, April 16, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1988, 05:45 local time
- Place: Port Angeles, WA
- Airport: William R Fairchild International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9901° N, 123.2494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9901&lon=-123.2494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36815, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36815-2012-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 834 total, 203 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88FA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880416034979A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

MISSED VISUAL APPROACH DUE TO GROUND FOG. STRUCK RISING TERRAIN ON THE GO AROUND. DARK FOGGY NIGHT NO GROUND LIGHTS

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA88FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88FA078), Apr 16, 1988: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N36815), Port Angeles, WA, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N36815 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19791013029359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791013029359A), Oct 13, 1979: Piper PA32RT300T (N36815), Aitkin, MN, Substantial damage. Veered to left during landing on wet grass runway. Aircraft skidded sideways, collapsed nose and main gear.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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